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大学英语三综合复习资料
大学英语(三)综合复习资料
I.ReadingComprehension
Passage1
IarrivedintheUnitedStatesonFebruary6,1966,butIremembermyfirstdayhereveryclearly.MyfriendwaswaitingformewhenmyplaneIandedatKennedyAirportatthreeo'clockintheafternoon.Theweatherwasverycold
anditwassnowing,butIwastooexcitedtomind.Fromtheairport,myfriend
andItookataxitomyhotel.Ontheway,IsawtheskylineofManhattanforthefirsttimeandIstaredinastonishmentatthefamousskyscrapersandtheirman-madebeauty.Myfriendhelpedmeunpackatthehotelandthenleftmebecausehehadtogobacktowork.Hepromisedtoreturnthenextday.
Shortlyaftermyfriendhadleft,Iwenttoarestaurantnearthehoteltogetsomethingtoeat.BecauseIcouldn'tspeakawordofEnglish,I
couldn'ttellthewaiterwhatIwanted.Iwasveryupsetandstartedtomakesomegestures,butthewaiterdidn'tunderstandme.Finally,Iorderedthesamethingthemanatthenexttablewaseating.Afterdinner,IstartedtowalkalongBroadwayuntilIcametoTimesSquarewithitsmovietheatres,neonlights,andhugecrowdsofpeople.Ididnotfeeltired,soIcontinuedtowalkaroundthecity.Iwantedtoseeeverythingonmyfirstday.Iknewitwasimpossible,butIwantedtotry.
WhenIreturnedtothehotel,Iwasexhausted,butIcouldn'tsleepbecauseIkepthearingthefireandpolicesirensduringthenight.Ilayawakeand
thoughtaboutNewYork.Itwasaverybigandinterestingcitywithmanytall
buildingsandbigcars,andfullofnoiseandbusypeople.IalsodecidedrightthenthatIhadtolearntospeakEnglish.
1.February6,1966adayunforgettabletothewriterbecause.
A.itwashisfirstdayinNewYork
B.itwasveryclearthatday
C.thatdayhetookaplaneandIandedatKennedyAirport
D.itwassnowingandcoldthatday
2.Onthewaytohishotel,thewriter.
A.wassilentallthetime
B.kepttalkingtohisfriend
C.lookedoutofthewindowwithgreatinterest
D.showedhisfriendsomethinghebroughtwithhim
3.Hedidnothavewhathereallywanted,because.
A.heonlymadesomegestures
B.hedidnotorderatall
C.hecouldnotmakehimselfunderstood
D.thewaiterwasunwillingtoserve
4.Afterdinner,he.
A.walkedbacktothehotelrightaway
B.hadawalkingtouraboutthecity
C.wenttothemovies
D.didsomeshoppingonBroadway
5.Thatnighthecouldnotsleep,because.
A.hedidnotknowwhattodothenextday
B.hewasnottiredatall
C.hekepthearingthefireandpolicesirens
D.hewasthinkingaboutthisgreatcity
Passage2
Amanmayusuallybeknownbythebookshereadsaswellasbythecompanyhekeeps;forthereisacompanionshipofbooksaswellasofmen.Andoneshouldalwaysliveinthebestcompany,whetheritbeofbooksorofmen.
Agoodbookmaybeamongthebestoffriends.Itisthesametodayasitalwayswas,anditwillneverchange.Itisthemostpatientandcheerfulofcompanions.Itdoesnotturnitsbackuponusintimesofmisfortuneorsuffering.Italwaysreceivesuswiththesamekindness,amusingand
instructingusinyouth,andcomfortingusinage.
Agoodbookisoftenthebestcontainerofalife,containingthebest
thatlifecouldthinkout,fortheworldofaman'slifeis,forthemost
part,buttheworldofhisthoughts.Thusthebestbooksaretreasuriesofgoodwordsandgoldenthoughts,which,rememberedandcaredabout,becomeourlastingcompanionsandcomforters.
Bookspossessanesseneeofimmortality.Theyarebyfarthemostlastingproductsofhumaneffort.Templesandstatuesdecay,butbookssurvive.Timeisofnoaccountwithgreatthoughts,whichareasfreshtodayaswhenthey
firstpassedthroughtheirauthor'sminds,agesago.Whatwasthensaidandthoughtstillspeakstousasvividlyaseverfromtheprintedpage.
Thegreatandgooddonotdieeveninthisworld.Wellpreservedinthe
books,theirspiritswalkabroad.Thebookisalivingvoice.Itisan
intellecttowhichonestilllistens.Henceweeverremainundertheinfluenee
ofthegreatmenofthepast.Theimperialintellectsoftheworldsareas
muchalivenowastheywereagesago.
6.Therelationshipbetweenaman'sfriendsandhisbooksisthat.
A.hisbooksareasgoodashisfriends
B.hisbooksarebetterthanhisfriends
C.hisbooksarenotasgoodashisfriends
D.hisbooksareworsethanhisfriends
7.Agoodbookisourbestfriendbecauseitis.
A.alwayssilent
B.mostbeautifullyprinted
C.mostpatientandcheerful
D.thebestlistener
8.Accordingtotheauthor,theworldofmanslifeistheworldof.
A.hiswill
B.hisbehaviors
C.hisopinions
D.histhoughts
9.Forbookstheeffectoftimeis.
A.tomakeabookdisappearastimegoesby
B.todecidethecontentofabook
C.toseparatethebadbooksfromthegoodones
D.tofindthepracticaluseofbooks
10.“Theirspiritswalkabroad”meansthat.
A.theauthor'sthoughtsarewidespread
B.theauthorgoesabroadwithhisbook
C.theauthorofabookwillneverdie
D.readerscanreadbooksofothercountries
Passage3
Pigeonshavebeenusedasmessengersfor500years,becauseoftheir
specialabilitytofindhome.Themysteryofthehomingpigeonisonhowit
navigatesandhowitfindshome.Wenowknowthattherearetwowaysthat
pigeonstelldirections.First,theyusethesun.Justgettingrough
directionsfromthesuniseasy.However,gettingaccuratedirectionsfromthesuntakesmorecare.Totelldirectionaccuratelyfromthesun,oneneeds
toknowtheexacttime.
Allplantsandanimalsseemtohavebuilt-inclocks.Usuallythesebiologicalclocksarenotquiteexactinmeasuringtime.However,theywork
prettywell,becausetheyare“reset”everyday,maybewhenthesungets
up.
Dopigeonsusetheirbiologicalclockstohelpthemfinddirectionfrom
thesun?
Wecanexperimenttofindout.Wecankeeppigeonsinaroomlightedonlybylamps.Andwecantimethelightingtomaketheirartificial“days”
startatsomedifferenttimefromtherealoutsideday.Afterawhilewehaveshiftedtheirclocks.Nowwetakethemfarawayfromhomeandletthemgoonasunnyday.Mostofthemstartoutasiftheyknowjustwhichwaytogo,butchooseawrongdirection.Theyhavepickedadirectionthatwouldbecorrectforthepositionofthesunandthetimeofdayaccordingtotheirshiftedclocks.
Theaboveexperimentshowsthathomingpigeonscantelldirectionsbythe
sun.Whathappenswhentheskyisdarklyovercastbycloudsandnoonecanseewherethesunis?
Thepigeonsstillfindtheirwayhome.Soitseemsthatpigeonsalsohavesomeextrasenseofdirectionfromtheearth'smagnetic
fieldwhentheycannotseethesun.
11.Pigeonshavebeenusedasmessengers,fortheyhavespecialability
A.tosendletters
B.tofindhome
C.tocarryfoodformen
D.toleadthewayforpeople
12.Thesecretofthehomingpigeonsis.
A.howtheyfindfood
B.howtheyfindhome
C.howtheytakealetter
D.howtheytakecareofchildren
13.Allplantsandanimalsresettheirbiologicalclockswhen.
A.thesunrises
B.thesunsets
C.themoonrises
D.themoonsets
14.Theexperimenttellsusthatthepigeonsflybecauseoftheshifted
biologicalclocks.
A.inawrongdirection
B.inacorrectdirection
C.inalldirections
D.inacircle
15.Pigeonshavetotellthedirectionwhenitiscloudybyusingthe
earth'smagneticfield.
A.sharpeyes
B.sensitivehearing
C.senseofdirection
D.brainwaves
Passage4
Mysurnameis“SurT,whichhappenstobespeltexactlyliketheEnglishword“Sun”.ItinterestedquiteafewpeopleonmywaytoLondon.
AtLondonAirportatallpolicemantookmypassporttocheckthevisa.
“YournameisS,U,N—Sun,”hepronounceditjustasanyotherEnglishmanwould.“Youarewanted,youngman!
”Suddenlyhetookholdofmyarm,andlookedatmeseriously.
Itwasagreatshocktome,forIknewifapersoniswantedbythepolice,hemusthavebrokenthelawinsomeway.Iprotested:
“Whatareyoudoing?
WhyshouldIbewanted?
I'veneverdoneanyharmtoanybody.”
“Yes,youarewanted—there'snodoubtaboutit.”Hetightenedhisgrip.
“Isthereanythingwrongwithmypassportortheentryvisa?
DoIhave
togobacktoChina?
”
“Goback?
Nowthatyouarehere,we'llneverletyourunaway.”
“Butwhat'shappened?
WhathaveIdone?
”
“Dontyouknowyourself?
”helookedasifhewasreallysurprised.
“Ofcoursenot.Beforeyouarrestme,youmustletmeknowexactlyhow
Ihappenedtohavebrokenthelaw!
”
Itwasnotuntilthenthatasmileappearedonhisface.Heletgomyarmandsaid:
“It'sverysimple,Mr.Sun.Englandisacountrywithlittle
sunshine.SinceyournameisSun,youarewantedhere.Nowthatyou'vecome,ofcoursewedon'twantyoutogoaway.ButIhavetogivebackyourpassportallthesame.Hereyouare.
SothiswasEnglishhumor,Ithought,asIwipedthesweatonmyforehead.
16.Theauthor'ssurnameisthesameastheEnglishword“SurTin
A.pronunciation
B.spelling
C.meaning
D.bothBandC
17.InLondonitisusually.
A.windy
B.snowy
C.cloudy
D.sunny
18.Bysaying“youarewanted”,thepolicemanreallywantedto.
A.arresttheauthor
B.haveajokewiththeauthor
C.asktheauthortodosomething
D.sendtheauthorbacktoChina
19.When“caught”bythepoliceman,theauthorthought.
A.hemusthavestolensomething
B.hemusthavebeencheated
C.theremusthavebeensomethingwrongwithhispassport
D.theremusthavebeensomethingwrongwithhispackage
20.
FortheEnglishhumortheauthorfelt.
Passage5
Jobsandworkdomuchmorethanmosto